Sunday, September 7, 2014

Paal Paayasam

Wishing a Happy Onam to all...

Onashamsakal....

No festival is incomplete without a grand feast which ends with a sweet, So today being Onam, i prepared a simple paayasam, Paal Paaaysam.Whereever malayalees are there , they will definitely celebrate it with a grand Kerala Sadya. So wishing you a Happy Onam to all...I have prepared a simple Onam Sadya also we made pookalam at home.

Pookkalam

Kerala Sadya

Recipe for Paal PaayasamIngredients

Kaima rice/Jeerakashala rice/Basmathi Rice - 2 cups

Water - 4 cups

Milk - 1 1/2 Litre

Sugar - 2 cups (the sweetness of my sugar was less)

Cardamom powder - 1/4 Tsp

Ghee - 1 Tbsp

Cashew Nuts - 10 to 15 slit

Raisins - 2 Tbsp

Preparation

Wash and drain water from rice. In a pressure cooker, add rice and water. Cook for 4 whistles on medium flame. Once done off the flame and allow the pressure to release.Transfer this to a bowl.

In the same cooker boil milk and cook on low flame.Let it reduce to 1 liter.

Add sugar and mix well until sugar dissolves.Add the cooked rice and mix well. If lumps are there just mash it using a spoon.

Now add cardamom powder. Switch off the flame and remove from fire.

Heat ghee in a pan , fry cashew nuts and raisins till golden brown. Pour this on to paayasam and mix well.

Serve it hot or cold.

Note

The payasam thickens with time so switch it off accordingly.

Addition of cardamom powder is optional.

Also tempering cashew nuts and raisins in ghee is optional. You can directly add it.

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